Danny Green is not an irreplaceable superstar, but he means a whole lot to the San Antonio Spurs, a team that knows how to utilize his outside shooting and ability to defend more than one position.
Green is a free agent this summer, and several teams around the league will try like mad to pry him away from Texas. Here's a closer look at how the Spurs view their starting shooting guard, courtesy of the San Antonio Express-News' Dan McCarney:
"Yes, it’s still an adventure — and usually not the good kind — whenever he puts the ball on the floor, and his tendency to go Arctic cold from the 3-point line can sabotage his utility. Nor is he a pure, straight-up stopper of Kawhi Leonard’s caliber — something Gregg Popovich will gladly point out any chance he gets. Otherwise, all Green has done in three-plus seasons as a regular starter is establish himself as one of the NBA’s premier “3-and-D” players, capable of spreading the floor with volume percentage shooting while preventing opponents from doing the same with quality perimeter defense."
There's a ton of great statistical insight in this piece that both helps and hurts Green's case as a worthwhile commodity on the open market. Either way, San Antonio will have a difficult time replacing his skill-set if Green leaves.
(h/t: San Antonio Express-News)
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